Climbing Pico de Orizaba (5636 m) - the highest mountain in Mexico
Pico de Orizaba from Tlachichuca
Loading up the trucks at Tlachichuca
El Pico (as they call it) is hidden in clouds
Arriving at Piedra Grande - the hut below Pico de Orizaba
Our gear inside Piedra Grande hut
Piedra Grande hut
An acclimatization hike above Piedra Grande hut
Piedra Grande hut is a popular destination for off road enthusiasts
Pico de Orizaba (5636 m) from Piedra Grande
First steps on Jamapa Glacier - the ice field north of the summit
Sunrise colours from Jamapa Glacier
Climbing Pico de Orizaba
The sun is rising over Jamapa Glacier
There are some surreal views during the climb
Pico de Orizaba is still far
Cofre de Perote (4282 m) from Jamapa Glacier
A large group of climbers emerges from the Labyrinth - the couloirs below the glacier
My shadow inside a circular rainbow where the morning sun meets the slope's outline
It is surreal up here!
Central Mexico is replete of extinct volcanoes
The wind is moving clouds at an enormous speed over the summit
Popocatépetl (5426 m), Iztaccihuatl (5230 m) and La Malinche (4461 m) from just below Pico de Orizaba
The ice is nice and crispy!
Pico de Orizaba's crater
Pico de Orizaba's summit
On top of Pico de Orizaba
Sierra Negra (4640 m) - Pico de Orizaba's neighbour
Some climbers coming down from the summit
The crater's rim
On the summit!
Looking south from the summit
Looking down the Jamapa Glacier
Descending from the summit
Descending down the Labyrinth
Pico de Orizaba (5636 m)